ქერი
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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ქერი (keri).
Pronunciation
Noun
ქერი • (keri) (uncountable)
Inflection
| Declension of ქერი (see Georgian declension) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
| nominative | ქერი (keri) | ||
| ergative | ქერმა (kerma) | ||
| dative | ქერს(ა) (kers(a)) | ||
| genitive | ქერის(ა) (keris(a)) | ||
| instrumental | ქერით(ა) (kerit(a)) | ||
| adverbial | ქერად(ა) (kerad(a)) | ||
| vocative | ქერო (kero) | ||
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
| Postpositional inflection of ქერი (see Georgian postpositions) | ||
|---|---|---|
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
| -ზე (-ze, “on”) | ქერზე (kerze) | |
| -თან (-tan, “near”) | ქერთან (kertan) | |
| -ში (-ši, “in”) | ქერში (kerši) | |
| -ვით (-vit, “like”) | ქერივით (kerivit) | |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (-tvis, “for”) | ქერისთვის (keristvis) | |
| -ებრ (-ebr, “like”) | ქერისებრ (kerisebr) | |
| -კენ (-ḳen, “towards”) | ქერისკენ (kerisḳen) | |
| -გან (-gan, “from/of”) | ქერისგან (kerisgan) | |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (-dan, “from/since”) | ქერიდან (keridan) | |
| -ურთ (-urt, “together with”) | ქერითურთ (keriturt) | |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (-mde, “up to”) | ქერამდე (keramde) | |
Derived terms
- ქერის ორმოში ზის (keris ormoši zis)
Descendants
- → Abkhaz: а-қьар (a-kʲar)
See also
Further reading
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ქერი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ქერი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
Laz
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Georgian ქერი (keri).
Noun
ქერი • (keri) (Khopa–Batumi, Arkabi)
Further reading
- Adjarian, H. (1898) “კერი”, in “Étude sur la langue laze”, in Mémoires de la Société de Linguistique de Paris (in French), volume X, page 366, compares Old Armenian գարի (gari)
- Bucaklişi, İsmail Avcı, Uzunhasanoğlu, Hasan (1999) Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük / Lazuri-Turkuli Nenapuna [Laz–Turkish dictionary] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Akyüz Yayıncılık
- Čikobava, Arnold (1938) Č̣anur-megrul-kartuli šedarebiti leksiḳoni [Laz–Megrel–Georgian Comparative Dictionary] (Works; IV) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Arnold Chikobava Institute of Linguistics, published 2008, page 158
- Marr, N. (1910) “ქერი”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 197a, derives from Georgian ქერი (keri)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ქერი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi, derives from Georgian ქერი (keri)
- Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, pages 222–223, derives from Ancient Greek κρῖ (krî)
Mingrelian
Alternative forms
- ქერექენი (kerekeni)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Georgian ქერი (keri).
Noun
ქერი • (keri)
Further reading
- Čikobava, Arnold (1938) Č̣anur-megrul-kartuli šedarebiti leksiḳoni [Laz–Megrel–Georgian Comparative Dictionary] (Works; IV) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Arnold Chikobava Institute of Linguistics, published 2008, page 158
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ქერი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1508
- Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ქერი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 342b, derives from Georgian ქერი (keri)
- Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, pages 222–223, derives from Ancient Greek κρῖ (krî)
Old Georgian
Etymology
Compare Old Armenian գարի (gari).
Noun
ქერი • (keri)
Descendants
- Georgian: ქერი (keri)
- → Abkhaz: а-қьар (a-kʲar)
- → Laz: ქერი (keri), კერი (ǩeri) — Arkabi, ჭერი (ç̌eri) — Atina, ქეი (kei) — Khopa–Batumi, Arkabi
- →⇒ Mingrelian: ქერი (keri), ქერექენი (kerekeni)
- → Svan: ქერ (ker)
Further reading
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ქერი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 452b
- Čikobava, Arnold (1938) Č̣anur-megrul-kartuli šedarebiti leksiḳoni [Laz–Megrel–Georgian Comparative Dictionary] (Works; IV) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Arnold Chikobava Institute of Linguistics, published 2008, page 158
- Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, pages 222–223, derives from Ancient Greek κρῖ (krî)